U.S. begs Russia for 'mercy', gives up on Aleppo and admits Syrians will win

Press conferences by John Kerry and Boris Johnson following Western foreign ministers' meeting in London confirms military options to save Jihadi fighters have been abandoned and that the Western powers have accepted that the Syrian government with Russian support will recapture eastern AleppoAs might be expected, the West's public acceptance of defeat in Aleppo came quietly, but it has now come.The events of the last few week can be summed up quickly.Following the US climbdown in the first week